The countdown to the announcement of the next iPhone has already begun - expected in September - and the Internet is full of rumors about its technical features, capabilities and design.
Most people have stopped talking about the absence of the standard 3.5mm headphone jack and now, due to a leak in the Asian press, they are talking about three iPhones, one of which is said to have special curves.
The Nikkei Asian Review refers to the third iPhone with a screen that hugs at both ends, citing a person who knows Apple's plans. While maintaining his anonymity, he reveals that the company will announce in early autumn not only two updated models that will succeed the iPhone 6S 4,7 ”and the 6S Plus 5.5” but also a third curved iPhone with a diagonal of maybe more than 5,5, 7-inch design reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge or the new Samsung Galaxy Note XNUMX (which has already garnered rave reviews), both curved. To make this possible, the screen panel of the mysterious third iPhone can only be OLED, as this technology allows such a design.
One of the technologies patented by Apple describes the method of making portable electronics that will be wrapped in a multi-touch screen - without any physical keys. In the relevant request number 20130076612, Apple describes the operation of the flexible screen protected by also flexible glass.
It is a screen that responds to the touch of multiple fingers simultaneously (multitouch), AMOLED technology (Active Matrix OLED display). In addition, the technology includes a system of sensors that are able to detect which side of the phone (front or back) the user is looking at so that it is activated accordingly automatically. It is also stated that, in combination with the conical shape, the user will have the illusion of depth, as is the case with 3D imaging (XNUMXD) technology.
However, despite the fact that rumors are always treated with caution, Mashable points out that Apple has several patented ideas to be able to offer a curved iPhone. On the other hand, rumors about an iPhone with a screen that will embrace the edges of the phone have already started in 2013 and no one can confirm before the expected though unconfirmed event in September if it is time for the first curved iPhone - the screens that Samsung or even LG Display could supply to Apple.
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